> USA end game ... It's Putin's hoped-for end game that seems to me primary: How does Ukraine get to a stable situation that leaves him in power? That's his m

> USA end game ... It's Putin's hoped-for end game that seems to me primary: How does Ukraine get to a stable situation that leaves him in power? That's his minimum requirement. If the West tries to deny him that, who can be say what level of violence and terror he would not descend to? Consider the recent attacks on the electrical grid. Taking the tactic to the extreme, imagine EMP-bombs over all major facilities. A non-electrified Ukraine, economy pushed back to 19th century methods.